Mr. Quigley. Well——
Mr. Stern. Or to an FBI agent?
Mr. Quigley. Well, he is in custody—this I cannot answer you. You ask me what I thought, this is what my feeling was on the matter. His actual motive, I really wouldn't have any idea.
Mr. Stern. Is there any possibility that he was trying to give the New Orleans police the idea that he was working for or with the FBI?
Mr. Quigley. Not to my knowledge, sir; no.
Mr. Stern. None of his conduct went in that direction?
Mr. Quigley. No; he certainly, to my knowledge, never advised the New Orleans police of this. As a matter of fact, he, during the course of the interview with Lieutenant Martello, made a flat statement that he would like to talk to an FBI agent, which is not an unusual situation. Frequently persons who are in custody of local authorities would like to talk to the FBI.
The Chairman. Is that so?
Mr. Quigley. That is true, sir. Many times people don't really understand what the FBI jurisdiction is. They feel we handle a multitude of things which we don't. We are happy to talk with them, we record the information, and if we can be of assistance, we are, and if we cannot be of assistance we tell them we cannot and we explain to them why we can't be of assistance.
The Chairman. Did he ask you to be of any assistance to him?